The Washington critic., 1887-10-25
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
uow to Reach All Portions Of The
National Capitri.

Nnilpnhl bapiiNi
Pare for each person ON AN lines, cert,.
Tickets are sold by iriycr or conductor OF
all cars for 20 cents, GOOD on any liuc.
Washington and Georgetown Iiailruad-starts
at Georgetown, corner of High street, down
Bridge street, across Rock creek, east nlung
icnnsylynnia, avenue, passing circle con
cCran Gallery, stat 3, War and Navy Dcplr'
mcnis; President House, Lafayette square,
containing Mills equestrian statue Ol An
drew Jackson; Department Of Justice thilta
Ing At FIT enth street, where transfers arH
given To Fourteenth street Branch Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury be
partmcnt; again down Pennsylvania nyenue
tho principal business portion Of tho city,
crossing seventh street west at Center
Market where transfers are givon 10 the
seventh Street Branch, going north toward
Boundary street or south to Potomac Nvorl.
past Botanical Gardens to Naval Monument
thcro transfers are given TO branch running
TO Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, as
ccndlng south side Of Capitol mn, cOntiu.
uing along street south to Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks to Navy-Yard gate.
Returning, same route and conditions.
Fuurteenth.street Branch - starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west ont
fourteenth street TO Boundary, passing
Franklin square and Thomas statue Re.
turning, sGme route. Transfers given to and
frum main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars 10 Mount Pleasant every half hour.
rare, " cents H'dltlonal
seventh.street Branch-starts nt boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west, passing Mount vernon
Square, Patent and Postoiiices, Odd'Fel-
lows Hall, Crosping Pennsylvania avenue
at Centre Market and City POstohlce where
transfers are given TO the main or Avenue
line, continuing across the Mall past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu'
scum, 10 the wlnrves Of tho Mount Vernon.
Norfolk and other steamers aud Alexandria
ferry, Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Halfway Leaving Georgetown,
where IL makes u circuit Of West, High,
Fayette, Second, bumbhrton and Mont
gomCry streets, passing nenr Georgetown
College, Academy OF the visitation, High
Service Reservoir, and Oak ilil Cemetery,
over Rock Creek to + street north thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the ppla-
tigl residences Of the West End, including
that of the British minister; along seven
tcunth street west to IL street north, Four
teonth street 10 +, passing Wlllard's aud the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street twhrrc
transfers are given TO the Nintll.strert
| Btanch) past the Patent and Post Onices,
| 10 Fifth street to Louisiana avenue passing
judiciary Square, City Hall, and Lincoln
| Monument; Indiana avenue To & street, by
| the Baltimore and Ohio dcpOt To Delaware
avenue, to Il street north, TO First street
| east, thence along East Capitol street To LIN
coin Park. Returning, snmc route going
west, except along New Jersey avenue and
u street Instead of Indiana avenue.
Cars also leave the west front Of the state
War and Navy Depart ments NJ convenient
intervals, connecting with above line AZ
Seventeenth and II streets.
Ninth street BrnnCh-starts at northern ter.
minus OF seventh street west where IT. con,
meets with Silver Springs BranchD, diyerging
70 Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple
| Patent and POstOiltCcs at II street lwhcrc
transfers are given TO main line east pi
vest, thence to Is street, passing Ccutr,
| Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot
| Sixth street to Missouri avenue, to Four
| and n shuIt street tlgugp 10 tlp AFgpnu
gate and steamboat wharves, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs Branch-starts from northern
terminus Of Ninthstreet Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard unvor
sity and Schnctzen Park, To entrance tS
grounds of Soldiers Home. Returning
same route
west southeast Of Treasury Department
along New York avenue TO It's intersection
with Massachusetts avenue at Seventh
street; thence on Massachusetts avenue Ia
II street north, past the Government Print.
Ing once TO Boundary and beginning OF
Baltimore turnpike and Benning's Bridge
road. Returning, same route.
North Capitol and o Street Tor Belt Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
and.a-hali street, thence east 20 First west,
north to q street, west To Fourth street
north TO ? street, west TO Eleventh street,
south TO L street north west To Fourteenth
street, south to Ohio avenue, east u
Twelfth street, south 10 Virginia avenue
and east TO starting point. Returning, same
route, except passing east over Instead Of
| y street.
This line also has short connecting roads run
ming TO the Centre Market Potomac river
steamboat wharves, Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing, Washington Monument and
Eleventh and Boundary.
Anacostia misunderstanding from foot oI
Seventh street, along N street south
past navy-yard gnte to Twelfth street east
and over the AnaCostia Bridge to Union
town aud the Government Hospital for th'
Insane. Returning, same route, Transfer,
l. and from Avenue Line or Scventhstree
Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
road, 3 cents.
Herdic coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue To Twenty
second and q streets northwest Fare,
cents; six tickets for % cents, HOrse-cal
tickets are also received az fare.
Herdic cabs are run 10 any part Of the city
Fare, - cents, within | mlle 7j cents pei
hour for one passenger; 81 per hour ~
more than one. Stands, East Capitol trOH
and Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
street northwest.
The Parks.
Washington Circle Is at Twenty'third street
New Hampshire and Pennsylvania avenues
and containing an equestrian statue o
Washington.